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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

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    Remember when Hollywood feuds were fun? This one is extremely not.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    Love Is Blind’s fourth season is its villain eraLove Is Blind’s fourth season is its villain era
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    The Netflix dating show’s contestants are not okay.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ credits scene teases a future that might never comeShazam! Fury of the Gods’ credits scene teases a future that might never come
    Culture

    The future for the hero is in DC Studios’ hands.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Scream’s lasting legacy is its final girlsScream’s lasting legacy is its final girls
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    Live fast, die young, final girls don’t do it well.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

    Winner: Donkeys. Loser: Anyone craving drama.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Aja Romano and 2 more
    Culture
    The Vanderpump Rules cheating scandal, for people who have never watched the showThe Vanderpump Rules cheating scandal, for people who have never watched the show
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    Tom Sandoval, Raquel Leviss, and Ariana Madix make for the reality TV version of Fleetwood Mac.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Netflix’s Perfect Match is a panopticon of sex and humiliationNetflix’s Perfect Match is a panopticon of sex and humiliation
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    Ceaseless watcher, gaze upon this wretched thing.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Marvel is in a rutMarvel is in a rut
    Culture

    With Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, it feels like another whiff for a once-unstoppable studio.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    What really happens if a bear does cocaine, explained by an ursinologistWhat really happens if a bear does cocaine, explained by an ursinologist
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    Does a bear do mushrooms in the woods? Maybe.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Quantumania’s post-credits scene gives us Marvel’s next big badQuantumania’s post-credits scene gives us Marvel’s next big bad
    Culture

    Quantumania’s two credits scenes, explained.

    By Alex Abad-Santos

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